Even though recent dry conditions have impacted forage farmers and crop farmers worried about germination, one crop that it has helped is Georgia’ annual Vidalia onion crop. The dry conditions were nearly perfect for the onion production, being fairly cool and dry. The harvest is finishing up now, and we…
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Now that we are experiencing a couple of weeks of dry weather, farmers are taking advantage of the opportunity to catch up on their planting. In areas that have been fairly wet this spring, the ground is finally dry enough to get into the fields, according to a story at…
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In the Southeast, we are observing changes to the water cycle as temperatures increase. We see both more intense rainfall events and more droughts. California is also seeing this and observing that the changes in climate are also leading to changes in pests and diseases, which the farmers there treat…
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I know that farmers in South Georgia are busy planting when they can get into the fields, and that cotton and peanuts are some of the main crops being planted right now. I was interested to read a story about cotton planting in the Southeast Farm Press relating planting to…
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If you are planting peanuts now, you will want to keep an eye open for how far along your peanuts are. You can use Days After Planting (DAP) to determine how mature your peanuts are, but another option is to use Adjusted Growing Degree Days (AGDD), which is based on…
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Another question that has come up a lot this week is how the heavy rain from last weekend affected the soil fertility in the areas that got the most rain. Here is an excellent article that describes some of the considerations you should use if your area experiences flooding rain…
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Reports of damage from the storms of Saturday, April 24, are continuing to come in. In addition to the very heavy rain across the area, numerous reports of damaging hail and strong winds were reported in southern AL and GA and in northern FL, leading to crop damage and outright…
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